Transitioning military drone uses rotor backwash for better flight

Lockheed Martin subsidiary Sikorsky has successfully flown an electric-powered, 115-lb (52-kg) autonomous drone that uses what it calls a “rotor…

US Air Force first to accept official combat drones

The age of the piloted fighter aircraft may not be over but the US Air Force has shown that it…

USX-1 Defiant: The warship without a crew or a place to put one

DARPA has launched a new prototype warship for the US Navy that not only won’t need any sailors, it can’t…

Sky Sphere uses portable eMissiles to knock out small drones

Looking like something out of a science fiction thriller, Diehl Defence is showing off its CICADA eMissile, which is the…

Black Hornet 4 packs heavy recon capability in a pint-sized package

Teledyne FLIR Defense’s Black Hornet 4 nano-drone has won the US Department of Defense’s Blue UAS Refresh award. That may…

Video: Multi-fuel military drone can spy, jam, and strike from the sea

AeroVironment has just revealed its latest heavy-duty medium uncrewed aircraft system known as the Jump 20-X. With an impressive range…

US Navy uses AI to train laser weapons against drones

The US Navy is helping to eliminate the need for a human operator to counter drone swarm attacks. An effort…

Milrem cries HAVOC and lets slip a new robot of war

What looks like an armored scout car complete with a 30-mm gun but no crew? It’s Milrem Robotics’ latest HAVOC…

Iron Dome for America: How would it work?

The Trump administration’s Iron Dome for America executive order is causing political ripples, but with the US Missile Defense Agency…

Robodogs tackle bomb detection, defusing and disposal

We’re used to seeing robot dogs doing all sorts of weird things, but how about something to make the world…